#steve gerber
Incredible Hulk #158 (Thomas & Gerber/Trimpe, Dec 1972). Between issues, the Leader decides to let the Hulk and the Rhino destroy each other. But the duel escalates into orbit, flinging the combatants all the way to the High Evolutionary’s concealed Counter-Earth! Pretty exciting way to connect Adam Warlock back to the rest of Marvel… except Warlock takes one look at them and declares, “No thank you!!”
Daredevil and the Black Widow #99 (Gerber/Kweskin, May 1973). Hawkeye’s really reverting to his old shitty self. I’d be disappointed with him, except I guess it’s always on brand for Clint to be a human tire fire. Anyway, DD’s an Avenger now.
Daredevil and the Black Widow #98 (Gerber/Colan, Apr 1973). The Dark Messiah is defeated, and Matt’s boss is seeming increasingly sus…
Daredevil and the Black Widow (Gerber/Colan, Mar 1973). In the vein of Adam Warlock, a Dark Messiah now stalks the streets of San Francisco. Outraged by the “blasphemous” appearance of ol’ Hornhead, Matt finds himself caught in a spiritual crisis… We haven’t even gotten to his Catholicism yet! It’s fun to see the storytelling limits loosen up to allow for this kind of villain…
Fantastic Films article on the 1980 debut of Thundarr the Barbarian.
The interview is worth reading just to get a sense of how brilliant and creative guys like Steve Gerber struggled under the often arbitrary restrictions of children’s animated television.
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